PFF List of Top Available Free Agents

[Spike]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

Ballard on his approach to 2018 free agency...........

“I’ve said this all the time: we want to grow our own, and we want to build with homegrown Colts guys we draft. So we’ll be very selective,” Ballard told Andrew Walker of Colts.com. “You want to try to plug as many holes as you can going into the draft so you’re not driven for a need. But, saying that, we want to make sure we’re a good drafting team, and you’ve got to be very careful in free agency.”

https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2018/...chris-ballard/

Grab O-linemen in free agency, draft Chub and the Colts are in great shape. Overpay for premium guards in free agency, I don't give a shit, Colts and Luck need this O-line to be good for a change. I like Kelly and Castanzo, but the rest can be upgraded.

[YDFL Commish]

I agree, but it doesn't necessarily need to be guards. It could be guard and RT.
My problem is, that between Clark, Good and Haeg, I don't know what position any of them are best at.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

I agree, but it doesn't necessarily need to be guards. It could be guard and RT.
My problem is, that between Clark, Good and Haeg, I don't know what position any of them are best at.

Good is a rt. Can’t rely on him for 16


Haeg is a 6 man. I think he could be a quality lg

Clark is an unknown

[Spike]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

I agree, but it doesn't necessarily need to be guards. It could be guard and RT.
My problem is, that between Clark, Good and Haeg, I don't know what position any of them are best at.

I agree, but what free agent tackle would you attempt to sign?

Solder is 29 and has a recent history of injuries.
Ja’Wuan James appears to be pretty good.
Chris Hubbard is average.
Cameron Fleming is also average, but young so he might develop.

Although average may be better than what we already have. James may be the best of the bunch and he is only 25 years old.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

Pff sucks

The problem with PFF and any other measurement for football is that it rarely takes into account schemes or who the players on either side of the guy is. A guy playing in Baltimore's defense a few years ago will shine because of the overall talent and the scheme. Put that guy on the Browns and he will stink it up with the rest of them. That is why you can't really trust their numbers. Players have to pass the eye test, too.

[omahacolt]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

The problem with PFF and any other measurement for football is that it rarely takes into account schemes or who the players on either side of the guy is. A guy playing in Baltimore's defense a few years ago will shine because of the overall talent and the scheme. Put that guy on the Browns and he will stink it up with the rest of them. That is why you can't really trust their numbers. Players have to pass the eye test, too.

correct

but there are many other reasons why you can't trust their numbers. anyone that thinks their rankings are legit are fools. complete idiots.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by omahacolt

Good is a rt. Can’t rely on him for 16


Haeg is a 6 man. I think he could be a quality lg

Clark is an unknown

I like Good at RT better as well.

Clark got in Pagano's dog house in preseason, and rarely got on the field, so yeah who knows.

I would probably like to see an upgrade from Haeg. But on a quality OL, if he were the weakest link, I guess I could live w/that.

Anybody have any idea what type of blocking schemes McDaniel's prefers? His hire for an OL will be critical.

If I were to guess based on what the Pats have done, we will be looking at athletic linemen vs big fatties that can't move.

[indycolts2]

Originally Posted by 1965southpaw

I agree. I think we will add a WR in free agency but I'm thinking they will target an Amendola-like guy on a modest contract

Could that be Moncrief? If he is expecting a huge payday he's making a mistake.

[indycolts2]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

I like Good at RT better as well.

Clark got in Pagano's dog house in preseason, and rarely got on the field, so yeah who knows.

I would probably like to see an upgrade from Haeg. But on a quality OL, if he were the weakest link, I guess I could live w/that.

Anybody have any idea what type of blocking schemes McDaniel's prefers? His hire for an OL will be critical.

If I were to guess based on what the Pats have done, we will be looking at athletic linemen vs big fatties that can't move.

Clark got in his doghouse, apparently Morris did as well as Q. Wilson. One of the many reasons it is good to have Pagano gone. IIRC Clark was part of the o-line for the last 4 games of 2016, a unit that I think Colts fans thought was beginning to look like a keeper.

[1965southpaw]

Originally Posted by indycolts2

Could that be Moncrief? If he is expecting a huge payday he's making a mistake.

My knee jerk reaction is no.....I just don't like his attitude and for anyone to underperform in a contract year is hard to understand. That said, he clearly has some athletic ability and who knows, maybe McDaniels and his staff will help bring a new sense of discipline to the organization. Venturi has argued a few times for bringing Moncrief back. He thinks there will be no market for him externally based on what he's shown this year so we should be able to resign him cheap and he argues that based on Chud/Pagano's "coloring book" scheme we really don't have enough data to judge his true potential. Net, net.....I'm not going to be upset if they resign him on a modest contract. I also wont shed any tears if Ballard shows the same cold blooded approach as Belicheck.....you don't perform, you get cut.